…and we’re back!

by Jimmy Johnson

After a brief break, I’m back behind the keyboard. I’ve already put in a few early-morning hours working on this site. Those are my best hours, you know, and I think that work will show up here soon. As I have mentioned before, I’m refurbishing the old place as I go: otherwise, it simply would not get done.

Speaking of things I’ve mentioned, I had to go and mention hurricanes. Two weeks ago today, I mentioned that Hurricane Helene, still in the Gulf of Mexico, was headed my direction. As it happened, the storm veered east without affecting me at all, but we know what happened to thousands of others. (You will remember, I touched on the inland damage hurricanes can do.)

Now, as I write, Hurricane Milton literally is within hours of making landfall in the midst of a very vulnerable and populous stretch of the Florida Gulf Coast. Milton is a storm of historic proportions that is certain to create misery for thousands more. I wish I had never brought up hurricanes. No, I’m not superstitious, and I’m fairly certain I have no influence on nature, but having introduced the subject, I feel a feeble follow-through is warranted. We–the A&J cabal–have a lot of fellows and friends and family in the path of these storms. Our hearts are heavy.

3 responses to “…and we’re back!”

  1. Steve From Royal Oak, MI Avatar
    Steve From Royal Oak, MI

    My daughter is in Tampa & has decided to ride it out. Her fiance has covid plus they have dogs. They weren’t sure how they would get out.
    Yesterday she got last minute items. Got a flat tire & her spare was flat too. She got home. Was able to fill up the spare.

    Then she had difficulty latching the garage door to the house and head to drill a New hole. She is trying to make the house as tight as possible but she wasn’t quite able to get it enough Sandbags. I am praying for everyone’s safety. ???

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  2. Hurd in Lower Alabama Avatar
    Hurd in Lower Alabama

    It has been a historic season for sure. Looks like we are going to retire two names for the list. To me the storms seem different somehow. When I first started watching what was to become Milton there was a a fair bit of confidence that it would just be a rainmaker but like Helene it just kept building. The other thing that I have been sort of down about is all of the misinformation and downright made up junk about these storms. The trolls are getting worse. Other than that all is good in Lower Alabama. We leave tomorrow for the first retirement road trip. Bay Minette to the Bay of Fundy in Canada and back. zig zaggin along the way to catch as many National Parks and monuments as we can.

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    1. Jimmy Johnson Avatar
      Jimmy Johnson

      Have fun, Hurd! You earned it. And drive carefully.

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